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Career Development Benefits of starting early Preparing young people for a successful future beyond school Andrew Smith Regional Career Development Officer (RCDO) DEECD – South-Western Victoria

What is a career? A career is all of the paid and unpaid work, learning and life roles you do throughout your life 5

What is Career Development? • Career Development is the complex process of managing life, learning and work • Career Education is the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes through planned program of learning experiences in education, training and work settings • Career Development Programs and Services should foster the growth of career self-management skills that underpin the person’s ability to successfully navigate their lifelong career journey

Good-Practice Career Development supported quality by experiential Integrated team leadership learning based strategic culturally approach sensitive services qualified and quality experienced career careers education staff What defines good practice in career starts early development delivery by a and services? combination engages of providers parents

Successful career planning The department has worked closely with Victorian special schools and secondary colleges, and undertaken a review of local, national and international research to identify the features of successful career planning for young people with disabilities. The review identified that good practice in career planning for young people with disabilities is: – Proactive and starts early – Focused on the individual – Driven by young people and parents – Based on an objective student assessment – Related to life skills development – Inclusive of families and carers – Actively involving businesses, communities and government agencies

Careers Curriculum Framework Self Development Young people understand themselves and the influences on them, build their experiences and achievements and develop their capabilities. Career Exploration Young people locate, investigate and consider opportunities in learning and future work options. Career Management Young people make and adjust Career Action Plans and manage their life choices, changes and transitions. www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/careers

Starting early - Draft CCF – Years 3 - 4 AUSVELS Y EAR L EVEL S ELF D EVELOPMENT C AREER B UILDING C AREER M ANAGEMENT 1. Discover change and growth are part 4. Describe the patterns of changes that individuals 7. Recognise and respect diverse groups in of life. have experienced at school and might experience in the school and community. the future. 3 2. Identify personal attributes that are 5. Describe the positive contributions work makes to 8. Identify possible steps in making career LEVEL 3 I WONDER personal strengths and relate to the family, school and the wider community. and other decisions. work/activities in school and home. 3. Describe home and school 6. Describe a range of work roles, the occupational 9. Identify and apply the steps to setting work/activity that best suit your fields and the personal attributes required in each. short-term, long–term, personal and personal skills and abilities. educational goals. 1. Recognise abilities for building 4. Understand types of career information available.. 7. Identify the components of a career positive relationships in life. portfolio. 2. Explain how personal attributes affect 5. Describe the ways in which work within the family, 8. Identify resources (information and personal performance in work school and wider community can be organised and people) that can assist individuals in LEVEL 4 tasks/activities at home and school. shared. making decisions in work/other situations 4 at school. I LEARN 3. Identify the interpersonal and social 6. Explain how skills and understandings developed 9. Collect information regarding training skills needed to develop and engage and used in one area of learning are transferable to and education for a variety of careers. effectively in cooperative work tasks and others. other activities.

Draft CCF – Years 5 - 6 AUSVELS Y EAR L EVEL S ELF D EVELOPMENT C AREER B UILDING C AREER M ANAGEMENT 1. Identify personal attributes that are 4. Identify males and females in non-traditional work 7. Build individual work habits and study skills that apply to a variety of learning personal strengths and relate these to roles. situations. work/activities in school and post school environments. 2. Explain how personal attributes affect 5. Describe how gender, ethnic and social factors can 8. Develop a career action plan for LEVEL 5 self-confidence and performance in a influence personal development interests and achieving school related goals and 5 range of work/learning situations. values. evaluate the consequences of such action. I CONSIDER 3. Explain the steps used in a decision 6. Describe self-employment, part-time, full-time, 9. Develop an understanding of making process focusing on moving casual, contract and volunteer work and the educational tasks and skills necessary to into secondary school. contribution each can make to the community. make a smooth transition to the secondary school structure 1. Identify your own interests and values 4. Use current interests, strengths and limitations to 7. Identify and describe career pathways in relation to different work guide individual career exploration. within a range of occupations. tasks/activities and occupations. 2. Describe how feedback from others 5. Describe the rights and responsibilities of workers 8. Identify the information and skills LEVEL 6 6 can influence personal performance and of workers and employers in a range of occupational necessary to transition to secondary self-concept. areas. school I PREPARE 3. Describe school, work and other 6. Explain how stereotyping can limit the life/work 9. Identify aspects of initial career options in the rationale for making opportunities of people. interests and ideas and use these for personal choices. action plan development.

Draft Year 3 Career Action Plan

Draft Year 3 Career Action Plan Who are you? I like to work with � � � � people � � � � words � plants � � � � � � � paints/pencils � � � � numbers � � machines � � � � � � animals � � � � computers I can: � � speak to other people � � � � � � listen to others � � � � work by myself � work with other people � � � � � follow instructions � � � � � � be on time � � � be neat and tidy � � � � � help others � � make decisions � � � � � � respect others And ______________________ ___________________ My future I would like to complete Year 12 YES NO I would like to go on to further training and education YES NO I would like my first job to be _______________________________ I need to know ___________________________________________ I could get information from ________________________________ I could get help from_______________________________________ To achieve my goal I will need to At school ______________________________________________ At home_______________________________________________

Strengthened Pathways Planning Strengthened Pathways Planning is a single ‘one-stop shop’ webpage with a printable guidelines booklet. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/careers/Pages/disabilitypathways.aspx

Strengthened Pathways Planning Strengthened Pathways Planning offers an enhanced and integrated approach to career planning for young people with disabilities, which includes four customised components that build upon universal career development resources in schools: 1. Engaging Parents in Career Conversations Framework 2. Career Action Plans 3. R U Ready Student Profile 4. Workplace learning resources

Strengthened Pathways Planning The pathways planning is overseen by the young person’s Student Support Group in consultation with the school’s career practitioner, and the agreed activities are incorporated within the young person’s Individual Learning Plan. The Individual Learning Plan binds the components of Strengthened Pathways Planning into a unified approach. R U Ready Career Action Plan Student Profile Individual Learning Plan Workplace Learning Engaging Parents in Opportunities Career Conversations

Strengthened Pathways Planning R U Ready Student Profile The R U Ready Student Profile provides a snapshot of a young person’s work-related skills and employability at a point in time. This helps young people, their parents and teachers engage in career conversations about what the young person can do, their strengths, and readiness for work.

Strengthened Pathways Planning R U Ready Student Profile

Strengthened Pathways Planning Career Action Plan The Career Action Plan is a student-owned career planning document designed to translate a young person’s dreams and aspirations into specific learning goals and identify relevant work experience opportunities.

Strengthened Pathways Planning Career Action Plan